Model boat kit

Smit Rotterdam

Kit by Billing Boats

Smit Rotterdam is a 75 m ocean going salvage tug built in 1975 for the Dutch company Smit International, with 22,000 hp. She and her sister Smit London were built to tow oil rigs and disabled ships across oceans and were among the most powerful tugs of their time.

The 1:75 kit builds a 90 cm model with a wooden hull. Billing Boats rates it Expert, the top step of its four experience levels.

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